- The
viverrids (/vaɪˈvɛrɪdz/)
comprise 33
species placed in 14 genera. This
family was
named and
first described by John
Edward Gray in 1821.
Viverrids occur...
- "cat-like" carnivorans,
including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses,
viverrids, and
related taxa.
Feliformia stands in
contrast to the
other suborder...
-
composed mainly of the
civets and genets. A
member of this
family is
called a
viverrid. They are
widespread primarily throughout Africa, India, and southeast...
- hermaphroditus), also
called common palm civet,
toddy cat and musang, is a
viverrid native to
South and
Southeast Asia.
Since 2008, it is IUCN Red
Listed as...
- The
large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) is a
viverrid native to
South and
Southeast Asia. It is
listed as
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The global...
-
subfamily Euplerinae. All
species of
Euplerinae were
formerly classified as
viverrids,
while all
species in the
subfamily Galidiinae were
classified as herpestids...
- ˈbɪntjʊrɒŋ/, bin-TURE-ong, BIN-ture-ong), also
known as the bearcat, is a
viverrid native to
South and
Southeast Asia. It is
uncommon in much of its range...
- The
otter civet (Cynogale bennettii) is a
semiaquatic viverrid native to Thailand, Malaysia,
Indonesia and Brunei. It is
believed to be
undergoing severe...
- the
large Indian civet (V. zibetha). The
genus was
subordinated to the
viverrid family by John
Edward Gray in 1821.
Viverra species are
distinguished externally...
- most
African ecosystems.
Although phylogenetically closer to
felines and
viverrids,
hyenas are
behaviourally and
morphologically similar to
canids in several...
